I took my parakeet to the park today. Found a tree with lots of robins and finches and sparrows in it. It seemed like a good place.

His name was Gaucho. I miss him.

I got Rick Rolled by my mom's car radio.

Jer did his post on New York which covered all the basics - so I figured I'd contribute a little bit of the story myself ( Read more... )

I like this quote ( Read more... )

Jer and I were listening to The Eagle on our way back home, and the song "Should I Stay (or Should I Go)" pops on. One of the lyrics "Si no me quieres, líbrame; Exactly whom I'm supposed to be" Jer looks and me and asks "Did he use whom right there?" to which I responded "yup ( Read more... )

So... ever been to a family Christmas party, and have someone offer you a job?

In China?

Yeah, I use to say no to that question too.

Hey there, everyone who hasn't been chased off by the fact that I don't actually write in this thing any more! My brain has been craving some creative stimulation lately, but has atrophied so much that I decided to ease my way back into writing by givin' you guys a life update ( Read more... )

I just found out one of my academic heroes was persecuted during the cold war for his homosexuality, chemically castrated with estrogen injections, and ultimately committed suicide through a poisoned apple.
( WTF? )

Carla did it.

Gabe did it.

My XKCD fanboyism demands that I must do it too:

( One of many comics that seems to quote my internal dialog )

So, I'm a StumbleUpon addict. I can click through 50 pages in an hour, no problem. Frankly, almost everything I find makes me... well... dumber (frickin a', should have patented it freshman year when the schola' hall invented it). So, I've started limiting my daily stumble intake. Any page I stumble on I now read thoroughly, since I know it's one ( Read more... )